[thelist] Accessibility in the U.S.

Hugh Blair hblair at bigfoot.com
Sat Dec 23 09:30:34 CST 2000


Has anyone 'interpreted' this government gobbledygook?  It's a rare person that
can read this without their head expoding.  Maybe I'm asking too much for a
step-by-step "Do This" document.

Hmmmm,
-Hugh

> -----Original Message-----
> [mailto:thelist-admin at lists.evolt.org]On Behalf Of Judah McAuley
> Subject: [thelist] Accessibility in the U.S.
>
> The US government issued guidelines for federal government web sites.  I
> wouldn't be surprised to see these guidelines adopted by state and local
> governments as well.  There is a strong argument to be made that web sites
> need to take these steps to comply with the Americans with Disabilities
> Act.  Something to mull over with clients.
>
> Yahoo article:
> http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20001221/tc/web_disabilities_1.html
>
> Actual rules:
> http://www.access-board.gov/news/508-final.htm





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